What Is Organic Growth?

By Kristi Waterworth – Updated Apr 17, 2025 at 12:30 AM

Key Points

Organic growth uses internal resources for expansion, avoiding outside funding.
This growth method involves enhancing services and increasing customer reach.
It demonstrates a company's ongoing ability to adapt and grow, appealing to long-term investors.

Companies need to grow, or they risk becoming inconsequential and dying. They do this through different methods, including organic growth. Using an organic growth strategy is often an inexpensive way to continue a company's trajectory without having to be acquired or merge with the competition.

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About the Author

Kristi Waterworth has been a contributing real estate and financial expert at The Motley Fool, covering real estate, investing, and personal finance topics, since 2020. Kristi has been interviewed by various TV media outlets and podcasts for her real estate investing expertise – from residential real estate to digital real estate and everything in between. Kristi’s journalist career spans over 25 years, and she has written about real estate investing, homeownership, and home construction specifically for the last decade. She was also previously a licensed Realtor and general building contractor before the Great Recession and housing market collapse. She holds a bachelor’s degree in American history from Columbia College in Missouri.

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